Popular Tales from the Norse

Popular Tales from the Norse

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norwegian writer and scholar (1812-1885)


This ebook presents «Popular Tales from the Norse», from Peter Christen Asbjørnsen. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.


Table of Contents

- About This Book

- The Master Thief

- Memoir Of The Author

- Origin

- Diffusion

- Norse Mythology

- Norse Popular Tales

- Conclusion

- True And Untrue

- Why The Sea Is Salt

- The Old Dame And Her Hen

- East O' The Sun And West O' The Moon

- Boots Who Ate A Match With The Troll

- Hacon Grizzlebeard

- Boots Who Made The Princess Say, That's A Story

- The Twelve Wild Ducks

- The Giant Who Had No Heart In His Body

- The Fox As Heardsman

- The Mastermaid

- The Cat On The Dovrefell

- Princess On The Glass Hill

- How One Went Out To Woo

- The Cock And Hen

- The Master-smith

- The Two Step-sisters

- Buttercup

- Taming The Shrew

- Shortshanks

- Gudbrand On The Hill-side

- The Blue Belt

- Why The Bear Is Stumpy-tailed

- Not A Pin To Choose Between Them

- One's Own Children Are Always Prettiest

- The Three Princesses Of Whiteland

- The Lassie And Her Godmother

- The Three Aunts

- The Cock The Cuckoo And The Blackcock

- Rich Peter The Pedlar

- Gertrude's Bird

- Boots And The Troll

- Goosey Grizzel

- The Lad Who Went To The North Wind

- The Master Thief

- The Best Wish

- The Three Billy-goats Gruff

- Well Done And Ill Paid

- The Husband Who Was To Mind The House

- Dapplegrim

- Farmer Weathersky

- Lord Peter

- The Seven Foals

- The Widow's Son

- Bushy Bride

- Boots And His Brothers

- Big Peter And Little Peter

- Tatterhood

- The Cock And Hen That Went To The Dovrefell

- Katie Woodencloak

- Thumbikin

- Doll I' The Grass

- The Lad And The Deil

- The Cock And Hen A-nutting

- The Big Bird Dan

- Soria Moria Castle

- Bruin And Reynard

- Tom Totherhouse

- Little Annie The Goose-girl

- Introduction To Appendix